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Brooklawn engineer reports December shipments for water‑treatment upgrades, hopes to commission units by January
Summary
Brooklawn’s town engineer told the borough council that key water‑treatment components are scheduled to ship in December and that staff aim to have the new system online between late January and late February, pending wiring, programming and testing.
Greg, the borough engineer, told the council the town has firming ship dates for major pieces of the water‑treatment upgrade: a chlorine contact tank was scheduled to ship around Dec. 8, and a separate set of treatment equipment — referred to in the meeting as “G equipment” — was expected to ship around Dec. 16. He said three electronic valves the system requires were ordered and quoted a tentative delivery around Dec. 10.
“About four weeks ago we found out we need three electronic valves for the system; they were immediately ordered,” Greg said, reporting the vendor timelines and that equipment would arrive from multiple fabrication sites. He said the remaining work after delivery will be wiring, controls and programming, followed by pressure testing and disinfection procedures.
Greg said that, if deliveries arrive as now scheduled, staff would “possibly” have the equipment online and functioning by the second or third week of January, but that an earlier estimate had been the end of February; he emphasized the schedule depends on coordination and holiday‑season shipping. Council members asked for confirmation of shipping dates and requested staff communicate firm dates to the public once they are confirmed.
The council also learned staff discovered additional items needed for a seamless startup — new pressure gauges and piping components that were not part of the original procurement and are being ordered. Council members urged careful coordination with the plant’s other systems so the two treatment trains operate together once switched over.
Why it matters: Brooklawn’s water‑treatment upgrades are a capital project with operational and fiscal implications. Delays or missing components can extend commissioning timelines and affect water‑quality testing schedules; the council said it will continue to monitor deliveries and post updates once dates are confirmed.
Next steps: Staff will confirm vendor shipping dates, order the additional pressure gauges and valves already identified, and report a more precise startup timeline at the next council meeting.
